A healthy 28-year-old eats two large eggs daily, providing about 372 mg of dietary cholesterol per day. Should they be concerned about this cholesterol intake, and why or why not?

• A. Yes — any intake above the historical 300 mg/day recommendation will always raise LDL and should be avoided
• B. No — for most healthy people, modest dietary cholesterol, even ≈372 mg/day, has only a small effect on blood LDL compared with saturated/trans fats
• C. Yes — all dietary cholesterol is converted directly into blood LDL, so two eggs daily will significantly increase cardiovascular risk
• D. No — dietary cholesterol has no effect on blood lipids for anyone, so no monitoring or dietary change is ever needed

Answer: (B)